Cigarette-packing machine.



PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907.

A. ABBOTT.

CIGARETTE PACKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, 1901.

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CIGARETTE PACKING MACHINE.

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No. 840,187. PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907. A. ABBOTT.

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No. 840,187. PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907. A. ABBOTT.

CIGARETTE PACKING MACHINE.

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AUGUSTUS ABBOTT. OF NEW YORK, N. Y.. ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN WRAPPING ANDBOX MACHINE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGARETTE-PACKING MACHINE.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

nea, filed April 2 9,1901. seen Ho. 57,886.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS Anno'rr, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of.

New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette- Packing Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to machines which [0 are employed in selecting apredetermined number of cigarettes from a receptacleand inclosing themin a box or package of cardboard or other material; and the objectthereof is to provide an organization which is particularly simpleinconstruction and highly efficient in operation.

My invention includes the combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings which form a part of this application, Figure1 is a top view of the machine; Fig. 2, a side elevation looking-in thedirection of arrow 2, Fig. 1; 2 5 Fig. 3, a longitudinal section onlines 3 3, Fig. 1; Fig. '4, a wrapper within which the cigarettes areincased. Fig.5 is a plan view of the folding mechanism and feed-chute,thelatter being shown in section. Fig. 6 is a perspective view 'of thepartially-shaped wrapper,.the same being shown to the extent it isshaped by the passage of the ack-. age through the folding mechanism asex as is indicated in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 'is a view similar I to Fig. 5 withparts shown broken away and the package shown further advanced than inFig. 5. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the package, showing the extentthe same is folded when it reaches the position in the folding 4omechanism illustrated in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 5showin the package near the discharge end of the fo ding mechan ism.Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the package, showing the shape thereofwhen it reaches the-position in the folding mechanism illustrated inFig. 9; Fig. 11, atop plan view ofjthe plunger with a box formed aboutits free en Fig. 12, a side elevation of the retaining-latch. Fig. 13 isa rear elevation of the tumble-box, (seearrow 13;) Fig. 14, a like viewof the same (see arrow 14;) Fig. 15, a sectional elevation of I asupplemental plunger; Figs. 16 and 1 7, respectively, are plan views ofthe tumble-box. Fig. 18'is a crosssection .of the same; Fig. 19, aviewof the free 5 5 end of the plunger; Fig. 20, a detail showingwrapper-retaining lugs; Fig. 21, an elevation of the counter. Fig. 22 isa cross-section of the same Figs. 23, 24, partitions for the same;

Figs. 25 and 26, a modified discharge-opening for counters; Fig. 27, aplan view of pasting device; Fig. 28, arr-elevation of same. Fig. 29 isa plan view of the tucking-finger, showing the wrapper being formedabout the cigarettes; Fig. 30, a top plan view of a modified plunger;Fig. 31, a detail diagrammatical view of the electric alarm-circuit;Fig. 32, an enlarged sectional view of the tumble-box, showing a packag:bei introduced therein and the tumblelock charging the precedingpackage; Fig. 33, a detail showing the ends of the tumble-box and one ofthe tubes of the drying-drum, illustrating the manner of introducing thepackage to the latter, by which means the end leaf is secured to thepackage; Fig. 34, a detail showing the releasing device for thedrying-drum. Fig. 35 is an opposite view of Fi 14, showing means forrotating the drying and its coacting parts; Fig. 36, a detail elevationof the pasting device, showing the connections with the mainlongitudinal In all the above views correspon parts are designated bylike numerals of re erence thro hout the various views.

I 1 is'the table of the machine, and 2 designates the sides of the same,which have suitable standards 3 at the ends, and 4\is a flywheel, whichmay be 0 erated by hand or driven by any approve motive power.

A-bar 5 connects the standards 3 together, andv suitably pivoted thereonis a lever 6, provided with a slot 7. To the upper end of the lever is alink 8, which connects with guide-block 9, operating in a sIot 10. Tothe upper side of the guide-block is secured a reclprocating lunger 11which is cut away on its under Sid; to permit of as little friction aspossible, while on its forward or free end is provided withparallelly-disposed longitudinally-projecting fing I O0 ers 13, whichare of sub stantially the widths of the edges of the box and serve asformers in bending the wrapper,

as well as guides to hold the cigarettes in position while the wrapperis being formed 10 5 about them.

- other.

The hop er containing the cigarettes to be packed is esignated 20. Itincludes sides 21 and 22 and a movable member 23, provided with suitablebars 24, over which the cigarettes are fed to the counter, the latterbeing given a rapid vibratory movement by an ec- "centric' whichconsists of a crank secured to theupper end of the shaft 25, then bylink to the movable member 23, by which means the movable member isgiven a reciprocating motion transversely of the machine, which causesthe cigarettes to force themselves toward the center orin the spacebetween the partitions of the counter, where they are fed as fast asthey are discharged-from the latter through a contracted mouth 26 on theopposite side of the counter. The mouth or open- 3 mg: 26 is 1providedwith an upper wall 27, which inc ines downwardly, while the side walls28 and 29 of the same converge toward their-outer ends, which compressesthe cigarettes to the desired size that they are to assunze in thepackage.

The counter, which is also shown and described in the above-mentionedapplication, is about the same in its construction and operation and isprovided with a glass door 30, on its four sides, through 'which theoperator may see that the cigarettes or. other articles are in theirproper position. The wall 31 inclines toward the center of the machineand has suitable partitions 32 therein. These artitions may be of onelength, as shown in .ig. 22, or each alternate partitionmay be lon andshort, as may be desired; but it is pre erable that the said partitionsbe sus- .pended by trunnions 132 within the counter,

so as the cigarettes when fed to the counter drop through one or theother of the passages until the thro atway below and between thepartitions is filled.

Referring to Figs. 21 and 22, supposing the machine is ready to beoperated. cigarettes are first packed in the throatway through the glassdoor 30, then by dropping one after" another of the cigarettes downthroughthe' several artitions until the passages are c011.- pletelyfilled When this has been done and the hpipper has been filled, themachine isstarte Once this operation has been done thevibratory actionof the movablemember '23 will .cause the cigarettes to flow macontinuous line down between the partitions,

where they assume a compact mass to be discharged by the plunger on itsnext reciprocation. Y i

In Figs. and 26 is shown another form of a counter wherein the centralartition extends from the to to the base 0 the discharge-opening, an theplunger shown in Fig. is designed more particularly to operate inconjunction with this form of counter, the slot 12 of the plungerpermitting the discharge. of cigarettes on each side of the centralpartition. To the forwardfaceof the counter is secured ashutter 33,which permits only one row of cigarettes being discharged when such.plates having suitable projections or lugs at their upper end, whichact as trunnions when the partitions are in place. The object of thepartitions is to allow the utmost freedom of the cigarettes passing downthe several passages with as little friction'as possible.

To the rear ofthe hopper is suitably secured anautomaticwra per-discharerwhich consists of a receptac e 34 for ho ding the wrapper 35. Twolongitudinal recipr0cat-' ing arms 36 and 37, having discharge-fingerson their free ends, are reciprocated back and forth under the load ofwrappers by a crossbar 38, which is pivotally hinged to a dependinglever 39, the lower end of which is secured to an arm of theeccentric-strap 40, operated by an eccentric 41 on the main power-shaft19. Thus for each revolution of the eccentric the fingers move forwardand discharge a single wrapper from the bottom of the stack in .thereceptacle through the opening 42 in the side thereof, the wrapperdropping'into an enlarged trough having a hinged vibrating tongue 43, onwhich the wrapper falls, and is held from further downward movement byreason of concentric guides 44, on which the shoulders 45 and 46 of thewrapper rest. The tongue 43 swings on a small shaft 47 by means of anarm 47 (g operated by a vertical 'rod 49. For every revolution of thecam 48 the rod 49 rocks the tongue back and forth. A spring 50 causesthe return of the rod.

The wrapper when deposited on the tongue 43 is carried with it on itsupward movement until it assumes a vertical position,

when the shoulders 45 and 46 are pushed off the uides 44, the wrapperdropping down the s 0t 51 in the plate 52, Where its down- "wardmovement is arrested by a block 53 on the lower end of the chute 54,which catches and holds the wrap er in position therein by the shoulders45 an 46 until intercepted by the plunger.

The chute extends below the bedpla te,and retains the wrapper securelyby reason of the upper portion '0 the wrap or bein held in; the slot 51above the bed-p ate, wh le on the battery 1 35 and the alarm-Bel 136. Asthe lower end it is held by the block 53 and an auxiliary spring-plate55, which is secured to the unden side of the table-top, and having itsdepending free end inclined into the wrapper-chute, which insures thetongue of the. wrapper 35 passing down and remaining in its properposition until discharged. To the other side of the trough or mouth ofthe chute is arranged a place 56, on which is held a reserve supp y ofwrapper The package-forming device is similar in many respects to thatfiled myself and others on August 5', 1899, Seria No. 726,289, whichcomprises an upper and lower plate 57 and 58, the former being the samewidth of the paper-slot plate 52 and having its outer edges graduallyreceding from the plate 52 and forming scrolls or wings 59 and 60. Theunder plate 58 is sli htly wider to provide means whereby the e ges ofthe lower leaf 98 of the package making contact with the paste-wheel 97,as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 7, the rear end of lower plate 58 hasshoulders 61, which curve, soas to form gradual scrolls or wings 62 and63, while to the sides of the same is secured a gravity latch 64, havingfingers 65, which as the plunger with its contents pass under the samethe latch drops into recesses 66 and 67 in the plunger and retains thecigarettes in position and from displacement while the fingers 13 arebeing disengaged from the box;

As est shown in Fig. 29, two 'fi'n ers 126 project forwardly from theblank-c ute be- 35 tween the plates 57 and 58 and on o posite sides ofthe path of movement of the p un er. These fingers are separated fromeach ot er a distance substantially equal to the width of the packa eand are provided with vertical faces whic act as a bunch of cigarettesis fed forward with a blank to tuck inwardly the end flaps 133. Theseflaps are clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 6. I To the dischar e end of thefolding devic is secured an inslfiated block 128, to whichis secured aspring 68 by abinding-post 129, where one end of an electric-wire issecured, while its other endis securedto the main frame of the machine,as shown at 134, while interposed between these two oints are themachine is constructed of metal ,it will be readily seen that should theplunger (see Fig. 31)

. make a discharge of cigarettes from the hopper and counter without awrapper being in posi tion the plunger 1 1 would come in direct c'ontact'th the, spring 68 and cause the alarm-. bell to ring, thus causing theattention of the attendant to be called to the fact that the receptacle34 should be replenished. When the wrapper is in place, the plunger 11causes the same to fold about the vfingers 1'3 and its contents, and byreason of the wrapper being between the bed 1 and the spring, 68prevents 5 5 the alarm-bell from soundings I suitable leaf-spring 72 isplacedwithin one of The pasting device is constructed about on the samelines described and shown in the above -mentioned applications. The twopaste-cylinders and 86 are mounted on suitable bearing-plates 87 and 88on either side. of the machine. The shafts 89 and 90 have gear-wheels137 and 138, which mesh with each other and rotate the cylinders 85 and86 in opposite directions. The shaft 96, which carries thepaste-applying wheels 97 also extends beyond the side plates and hasthereon'a gear-wheel 143, the lattermeshing with gear 137, while to theoutside of the gear 143 is a bevel-gear 142, which in turn meshes with alike gear 141 on a vertical shaft, said shaft being operated by a set ofgears 140 and 139 on the main longitudinal shaft 19, as shown in Fig.36;

Secured to the plates 87 and 88 is a small rod 91, which extends closeto the periphery of each cylinder, and on this rod are two plates 92 and93, the faces of which are cov,- ered with leather 94 to prevent thepaste from leaking around the ends of the cylinders. These plates 92 and93 are held against the cylinders by a jam-nut 95. By reason of thecylinders revolving in opposite directions it causes the plasticmaterial to always remain centrally between the cylinders, the rod 91permitting sufficient amount of material 95 to adhere to the cylindersto accomplish the work desired.

To the front of the. pasting device are wheels 97 which apply theplastic material from t e cylinder 85 to the lower leaf 98 of 100 thepac age, while to the rear of the pasting dev ce is arranged anothershaft 99, having' an arm 100 centrally located thereon, carryingafPaste-roll 101, which is o erated by an eccentric 102 onthe main shat, said eccentric operating a bar 103, which operates an arm 104 onshaft 99 and causes the pasteroll to make contact alternately with thepaste-cylinder 86 and the top of the pack- In advance of the table 1 adrying-drum, -ti) be hereinafter ,described, is arranged, which isprovided with suitable pockets or channels to receive the packages, thewalls of which serve; as willbe later described, to fold. down the finalfla of the ackage, and between this drum an the tab a rotatable box 69is arranged, which receives the packages from the table, breaks down thefinal fiapin cooperation with certain other elements, and then registersthe packages with one of the'aforesaid channels of the drum.- The box 69is of reaterlength' than the packagesfandlit inc udes u per and lowerwalls 70 :71, in which are diametrically opposed recesses openingthrough opposite ends of said walls 70 71,'.respective which receasespermit ofa suitable pasting-roller reachingthe package held in thebox69. A

the recesses-and has an end projecting. within the interior of the box69, which exerts suffi-.

eient frict;onal resistance upon the package therein-to prevent theaccidentalmovement or displacement of the latter. A block 73 isretainedwithin the box 69 and is provided with tongues or lugs 74, movable in'idechannels in the side walls 0 the-box. This block is freely movablelengthwise of the box,

but is prevented from completely passing out. through the openends ofthe same by means of leaf-springs secured to the ends of the-box andhaving free portions projecting. in advance. of said ends and in thepath of movement of said lugs 7 4 One of said springs is designated. 75- in Fig. 32. These springs permitthe end of the block whenunderressure to project beyond the-end of -he Box; but as soon as thepressure isremoved the springs shift the block back into the box. As wllbe noted, the box 69 is of greater lengththanthe packages, and the blockis substantially the same len th asthis-difference in length betweensaid ox and package; Whena packa e is forced into the'box by theplunger, the b ock rests behind the package previously forced-intothe-box, the flap of which=has been broken by the previous rota- -tionof thebox and is presented toward-the 3o reeeivingpocket in thedrying-cylinder. As thesucceeding. package pushes upon the block thelatter in turn pushes the package in advance thereof well into theregisterin pocket of the drying-cyjinder. In the-fina part of thismovement the front'end ofthelock 18 projected through the box against.

the tension-ofthe springs bearing on the lugs 74 and enters theregistering pocket of the cylinder, thereby insuringthat the package ois pressed well within t esame, so asto be entirely out of the pathf'rnovement of the box 69 whenthe-next rotation thereof oc-' curs As theplun er retracts the springs,

coacting with. the

into the box, so that when the box is rotated this block willalso be outof thewa'y and the package behind theblock wig have the final a-:thereofsufficiently proje t 50. pro or lines-as the box'rotates-.-

- e-endlap 105, .as shown'in Fig. 33, is left i extended bythe pluner1-1 w when the latter has deposited thepac age; and its contentscated,thus causing theflap toifol'dfon its scoringelinesbefore beingintroduced to the wi :a s. the package is-dischargedrfrom the tumble-box69 into: thev drying: drum" causethe fiap-105 to' beeome'firmly sealedto. the

' body off'the package: and wholly. obscure the.

o5) contentsof'saidpackage-fromview;

l'ock, return; the" latter ed beyondtheen of thefboxtobreak said flap onthe drum, as indicated'@in Fig."r33; which In:theface'plates 70 and 71of the box are slots 130 and 131, which-permitofthe-pasteroll 101placing gum or other adhesive material on the top of the box that hasbeen placed in the tumble-box, so that when the box and its contents areturned over the portion of -the ackage to whichsadhesive material is a'plie passes through the slot without 0 struction the adhesive materialmay be applied direct to the'endinclosing leaf 105, but it is preferablefor many reasons to apply adhesive material to the top of the packageand force the leaf thereon.

The tumble-box '69 is mounted on trunnions 77, and on one of thetrunnions is se cured a retaining-cam 78, while immediately under thesame is arranged a spring-retaining plate 79, which holds the box in oneor: the other of its positions, while onthe opposite trunnion'is a.-hollowdisk 80, loose on the trunnion and havingonone side a-gear-wheel81, while thesleeve 82', which is secured to the trunnion, has two teeth83..onits inner end. The inner faceof' the disk carries twospring-pawls84, through the medium of whichthe'boxis turned from oneposition to another. The tumble-box at this point-having received theackage within the same is caused to rotate y means of eccentric 106,rack- 107, which then :presents the end-inclos ing leaf 105- to themouth of one of the tubes or openings 108, of means made use of fordrying the-package which'in-the form of the invention shown consists ofa rotatable drying-drum. This drying-drum is composed of a-series oftubes 10 9, eachcapable of holding about five packages,,each packageentering freely through the enlarged mouth 108, where the-end-inclosingleaf will as it is introduced to the mouth .of the tube be pressedforward and become securely sealed to the body of the package, thegummed side of the package being the nearest to the bottomof the tube.

The inner edges of the drum having. indentures 111, into which fits asmano spring-actuating wheel 112 when the drum is at rest, the wheelholding one of the-tubesin alinement'. with the throatway or opening inthe'tum'ble-box 69, the wheel can; be automatic in its action'on thedrum; but it is pref- I r 5 erable to hav a lever'113, suitably pivotedin therearto rel ase the wheel from the recess 111 at he'prop r'time bymeans ofa cam 114 on'the rear face ofthe disk 106. us for eachrevolution ofthe shaft 19 the-drum will 1 20 be'a-llowed toadvance-about the; shaft 115 until the next'succeeding tube 'isinalinernent with the tumble-box; a

To the shaft 19'issuitabl'y secured a cam 116,.which-in turn. operatesabar "117 within 5 bearings 118, said bar havinga pm 119 extendingtherefrom, which enga es a-- slotted lever vl20"on-a..shaft -121, extening through the front: side,- where it has secured thereto another arm122, the-free end of which'car- 1 o action of the cam a vances the drumone,

tube.

. A gas-jet 125 is rovided at the end ofthe machine, which is ept 1ihted while the ma chine is in operation and eatsthe drum and its seriesof tubes to such a temperature as to completely dry the gummed portionof the packa e before-it reaches the 0 posite end of the tu ein which itwas dcposi ed.

' The drum 110 by reason of its connections with the mainoperating-shaft advances one tube for each package that is delivered tothe same. Thus as the drum advances around about one-third 'of itstravel, a subsidiary plunger 126 is operated upon by an eccentric 127'on the shaft 14, thus causing. the ackage to be pushed a short distancefrom t e front or mouth of the drum, so that when the tube 109-arrivesagain in alinement with the tumble-box 69 the package will have noresistance on entering thesame. The drum will receive about one hundredand twenty packages before it discharges the first package deposited,the same being pushed rearward by the next succeeding package that isintroduced.

It is understood that various modifications of the machine can be madeby those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention.

What I claim is 1. In a packaging-machine, the combination, with asupport, a receptacle for ciga- -'rettes arranged above the support andprovided with a discharge-opening, a plunger reciprocating through saidopening and operating to discharge cigarettes therefrom, and means forfeeding an inclosing wrapper across the path of movement of thecigarettes as they are removed from the receptacle and folding it overtheir front ends, of foldin means on opposite sides of the path of traveof the plunger for folding the edges of one portion of the wrapperagainst and along the sides of the mass of cigarettes as it is carriedpast them by the plunger, means for applying paste to the edges of theunfolded portion of the wrapper, and for folding them against the edgesof the folded ortion thereof, to complete the folding of t 1e wrapperaround the sides of the mass, a tumble-box having a channel in line withthe plunger to receive the package at the end of the plunger movement,means for rotating the tumble-box, a receptacle for receiving thepackage, and

- means in addition to the plunger and operating under the influencethereof through which the transference of the package from thetumble-box to. the receptacle is accomplished.

i 2. In a packaging-machine, the combination, with mechanism for movinga body of cigarettes in a given direction, means for feeding aninclosing wrapper in the direction of its length across the path ofmovement of the cigarettes and thereby folding it over their forwardends, folding devices arranged in relation to the cigarette-movinmechanism for foldin the wrapper aroun the sides of the body 0cigarettes as the latter is car- 'ried by them in moving in the 'vendirection, atu'mble-box to receive t 0 package after passing the foldingdevices, and means for applying paste whereby the rear end flap of thewra per is secured down upon the package, 0- means for rotating thetumbleox for folding the rear end flap of the wrapper upon the packa e,devices for cooperating with the tumbleox in effecting this foldingoperation, a tumble-block movable within the tumble-box, and areceptacle for receivinglthe package as it is transferred to it from t etumble-box by the cigarette-moving mechanism.

3. In a packaging-machine, the combination, with mechanism for moving abody of cigarettes in a given direction, means for feedin an inclosingwrapper in the direction 0 its length across the path of movement of thecigarettes and thereby folding it over their forward ends, foldingdevices arranged in relation to the cigarette-movin mechanism forfolding the wrapper aroun the sides of thecigarettes as the latter iscarried by them in moving in the given direction, a tumble-box toreceive the package after passing the folding devices, means for aplying paste whereby the rear flap of t e wrap er may be secured uponthe package after aving been folded over upon the same, means forrotatin the tumble-box to thereby fold the rear end flap of the wrapperupon the package, and devices for cooperating with the tumble-box inefiecting this folding operation, of a tumble-block movablelongitudinally within the tumble-box, a receptacle for receiving thepackage as such package is transferred to it from the tumble-box by thecigarette-moving mechanism, and means for drying the package within suchreceptacle;

4. The combination with a pivoted tumble-box constructed with apackage-receiving orifice extending longitudinally through the same, andprovided with slots 130, 131,

formed in the opposite sides of the same, 1

means for intermittingly rotating such box, a

for both rotating 6 g seeds? I for presenting wrappers one at a timeacross the path of movement of the plunger, plates 57 and 58 projectinglaterally from the front wall of the chute above and below the path ofmovement of the plunger respectively, with the late 57 provided withdownwardly-*extend ing folders 59 and 60 and the plate 58 similarlyprovided with upwardly-extending folders 62 and 63, and tucking-fingers126 disposed on o posite sides of the path of movement of t e plunger,whereby as a mass of cigarettes or other articles is carried forwardby'the plunger the wrapper is folded over its forward end and the edgesof the res ective to and bottom flaps thereof folded ownward y andupwardly along the edges of the mass respectively, substantially asdescribed.

6. Thecombination, with a tumble-box mounted on a transverse axis, areci rocating plunger for cooperating therewit and the machine-table, ofmeans for both rotating the tumble-box intermittingly through a partialrotation and for lockingit in the'diferent positions to which it may berotated, and a spring 72 arranged to bear upon the package within thetumble-box, substantially as described. a

Y 7. The combination, with the tumble-box 69 mounted on a transverseaxis, the block 73 movably arranged within the same, and means for bothrotating the tumble-box intermittingly through a partial rotation andfor locking it in the different positions to which it may be thusrotated, of a spring 72 arranged to bear. upon the package to hold it inthe tumble-box, substantially as described.

8. The combination, withthe tumble-box 69, provided with springs 75 and76 at its 0 posite ends, the tumble-block 73 movab y arranged within thetumble-box, and'means such box intermittingly through a partial rotationand looking it in the different positions to which it may be thusrotated, and a spring 72 arranged to bear upon the ackage Within thetumblebox, substantia y as described.

9. The combination, with the tumble-box 69 provided with. trunnions uponwhich it is mounted, a sleeve 82 fixedly secured to one of saidtrunnions and provided with ratchetteeth 83, and a rotating shaft, of ahollow disk 80 loosely mounted on said trunnion in close relationshi tothe sleeve and provided with spring-paw s'on its inner face, and with agear-wheel 81 on one of its sides, a rack 107 for engagement with suchgear-wheel, a cam for imparting a reciprocating motion to said rack, areturning-cam 78 fixedly secured'to the other trunnion thereof andprovided with flattened surfaces, a s ring-operated plate 79 forcooperating with t ese flattened surfaces, whereby the intermittentrotation of the tumble-box is effected and theretaining of the same inthe osi-tions to which it may be 6 5 rotated accomp ished, substantiallyas described. 1.

- 10. The combination, with a tumble-box mounted on'a transverse axisand having a c-hannel-way extending through it, the machine-table, and adrying-drum having a seing them therefromj-adrying-drum -1'10.'hav" inga ring secured to its end and provided with a series of indentations111, means for intermittingly rotating said drying-drum, a rotatingshaft 19, and a cam 1 14 thereon, of a wheel 1 12 for engaging with theindentations 11 1, and a lever 1 13 upon which the wheel 1 12 issupported, whereby the drying-drum is internnttingly rotated and thewheel 112 removed from and allowed to return into engagement with suchindentations, substantially as described.

12. The combination, with a rotating tumble-box, mechanismfor deliverininclosed packages of cigarettes thereto and or removing them therefrom;a drying-drum 110 having a series of package-receiving tubes 199 aroundits outer edge, means for intermittingly rotating said drying-drum, arotating shaft, and a cam 127 thereon, of a plunger 126 adapted to enterthe receiving-tubes 109 as thev are successively brought opposite to it,and a cooperating spring, whereby as the successive receiving-tubes arebrought opposite to the lunger in the rotation of the drying-drum t i'eackages contained in them are forced inward by it from the ends of thetubes, substantially as described.

13. In a packaging-machine, blank-feeding mechanism, article-feedingmechanism, blank-folding mechanism, and a receivingdruni having apluralit of receiving-pockets, means for heating the rum, means forrotating the drum for successively registering the pockets with thefeeding mechanism, and additional means for advancing the packages inthe pockets of the drum, substantially as described.

14. The combination, with wrapper-feeding devices having areceiving-trough and a delivery-chute, and a reciprocating plunger, of atongue pivotally arranged within the trough of the feeding devices,means for arresting the movement of the wrapper in said trough and atthe lower end of the chute, and means for imparting a vibrating movementto the tongue within the trough, whereby the Wrappers as successivelyselected are trans- York and State of NewYork, this 7th day of ferred tothe chute and there held in proper March, A. D. 1901.

position to be struckand folded over upon 5 v the articles to be Wrappedas they are carried I AUGUSTUS B 5 forward by the plunger in itsreciprocation, Witnesses:

substantially as described. A. L. MAYNEs,

Signed at New York, in the county of New J. B. MCGIRR.

